The City of Ember Summary

Lina Mayfleet and Doon Harrow are both twelve years old. They are members of the Highest Class of the Ember School. As the book opens, it's Assignment Day or the day the twelve-year-olds are given their jobs. The assignments are arbitrary. There are jobs written on slips of paper in a bag and each student draws a slip to determine his job. Lina is assigned to work in the Pipeworks and...